¹⁶ Shall I wait, because they don't speak, Because they stand still, and answer no more?

⁵ Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

²⁸ Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

¹³ Therefore he who is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; For it is an evil time.

¹⁹ So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;